On This Day, September 4: The Lone Ranger and David Rose
Also featured: Proudly We Hail.
September 4 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on September 4 across three classic Western frontier adventures with Earle Graser & John Todd on The Lone Ranger for Gordon Baking / Silver Cup Bread and Merita Bread (1935, 1936, 1939), David Rose conducting lush string arrangements on California Melodies, and military action dramas starring Lee Bowman & Richard Denning on Proudly We Hail for the US Army, Earle Graser & John Todd (1935, 1936, 1939), David Rose (1947), Lee Bowman (1949), and Richard Denning (1935–1955):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Border Cattle Rustlers with Earle Graser" | Mutual / WXYZ 1935-09-04 7:30 PM EDST |
Gordon Baking Co. Silver Cup Bread |
Earle Graser & Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Lone Ranger", "Earle Graser", "Fran Striker"] |
The masked rider and Tonto track a syndicate of masked rustlers smuggling stolen herd cattle across the Rio Grande river crossing. |
| "The Osage Bank Robbery with Earle Graser" | Mutual / WXYZ 1936-09-04 7:30 PM EDST |
Gordon Baking Co. Silver Cup Bread |
Earle Graser & Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Lone Ranger", "Earle Graser", "Fran Striker"] |
The Lone Ranger sets an ambush at a frontier canyon pass to restore gold bullion looted from the Osage territory bank vault. |
| "Breed's Shirt with Earle Graser" | Mutual / WXYZ 1939-09-04 7:30 PM EDST |
American Bakeries Merita Bread |
Earle Graser & Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Lone Ranger", "Earle Graser", "Fran Striker"] |
A distinctive torn embroidered shirt found near a stagecoach holdup helps the Lone Ranger unmask the renegade outlaw gang's secret leader. |
| "Midnight in Paris with David Rose and His Orchestra" | Mutual / KHJ 1947-09-04 8:00 PM PST |
Sustaining Orchestral Showcase |
David Rose and Orch. | KHJ Music Staff | ["Music", "Orchestral", "California Melodies", "David Rose", "KHJ"] |
David Rose conducts signature lush string compositions including Midnight in Paris, Holiday for Strings, and Continental waltzes. |
| "On the Lam with Lee Bowman" | Syndication / US Army 1949-09-04 |
U.S. Army Recruiting Military Drama |
Lee Bowman (Star) | C.P. MacGregor (Prod.) | ["Drama", "Military", "Proudly We Hail", "Lee Bowman", "US Army"] |
A desperate fugitive wrongly blamed for a jewelry heist joins the military under an alias and redeems his reputation during a hazardous flood evacuation. |
| "The Olevsky Ambush with Richard Denning" | Syndication / US Army 1955-09-04 |
U.S. Army Recruiting Military Drama |
Richard Denning (Star) | C.P. MacGregor (Prod.) | ["Drama", "Military", "Proudly We Hail", "Richard Denning", "US Army"] |
An armored infantry unit trapped behind hostile mountain lines coordinates an artillery strike to break out of an ambush. |